Is there a Linux server distro that can run on an interface other than the terminal? If there is one, is it stable? Could a newbie use it? What specs does it require? What is it called, and where can I download it? Thank you in advance.

Some people use Fedora, Some use Debian, Others use Ubuntu. http://distrowatch.com/

Thank you for the response. I installed the Ubuntu server, and I can't get out of bash. Is it not set up to run on an interface other than bash? Ubuntu server also seems a little intimidating for a newbie. Is there a distro that is both stable and well-suited for cutting my teeth? Thanks again.

Centos is a really good server distro, it is a free equivalent for RedHat, so any documentation you´d find for redhat applies to centos too. Also Mandriva has worked for me as a desktop and a server very well, you may want to try it. Another option is to install webmin on you current server. Webmin is a control panel that will let you manage many aspects of your server via a web browser, very nice: http://www.webmin.com/ Good luck

Try installing regular Ubuntu, not the server edition, and then install your server applications. That's easy enough to do. Another option is to install Fedora, and install the LAMP stack with it. Alternatively, you can add the KDE desktop to your Ubuntu server installation. If you'd like to try that, type sudo bash Then apt-get install kubuntu-desktop

The Linux GUI is independent from kernel. Every linux distro (server-oriented or desktop-oriented) can run a GUI. [Modified by: Peter on October 22, 2008 05:42 PM]